As Quebec and Alberta edge closer to potential independence referenda, Canada faces a renewed crisis of national unity. Regionalism, fuelled by economic pressures and political alienation, threatens to reshape the federation's future.

Recent challenges to the free and open international order present an unprecedented need for middle powers to cooperate. Despite this, a prisoner’s dilemma fuelled by seemingly diverging national interests continues to prove detrimental to substantial middle power concerts.

As a perilous ceasefire hangs between India and Pakistan, Kashmiris are being caught in the political crossfire. Without a guarantee of long-lasting stability, civilians will bear the brunt of the conflict.